Humidifier and air circulator



July 18, 1933. R. J. SEATOR HUMIDIFIER AND AIR CIRCULATOR Filed Jar1. 22, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .july 18, 1933. R J, SEATQR 1,918,431

HUMIDIFIER AND AIR CIRCULATOR Filed Jan. 22, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Hobel/jf J. 5601791 wwwa @QM/ ATTORNEYS i ROBERT J. 'sEAroR a in operation.:-f

Patented 18,` i ,a gf i" `The mainvobject of my invention is to prV vide an improved airzvvasher,` humidifier fand air( circulating unitfthat1v is :1particularlyk use? A* ful 1in connection `Wththe. cold `ain'` supply e 'f5 of hot air furnaces andthelikefw i a Another object is to provide a' deviceo this character that is simpleand economical inconstruction"andeconomicaliandeiiicient- Y l i f one"en'dtheimpelfleri5#hasafcentrali Y opening"17 torreceifve fthe nozzle or[disch'afrgej` Objects relating ltof 4and :economies otmyk invention ,'Will appearglfrom the de- I l scription to follow; -T he invention isdened y and pointed out in the claiinsiffwf; 1 i structure which is a preferred e1nbodi-` Vaot mentof my invention isi illustrated inthe `ac'j4 companymg drawings, 1n" which: n.

Fig.4 1v visa 1V fragmentary longltudinal ver ticalsection of a device embodying the `infV vention associated With'the coldair supply inlet of a hotair furnace,theiuriiace being shoivnin dotted!linesg'fnig i Figik 2is an? enlarged fragmentary-transe; verse section on alinecorresponding to "line" v a i fi l ready-removalof thefpanforcleaningg'The" y "f" jf" 2-2oFig`-1. e Fig. 3ds anrenlarged'iragmentary detail of the 1 Water` impell'e'r shown partially in* section on` a lline ycorrespondingto;:line 3fm-3'r l f thefframe V Fig; 4 is an enlarged of the fimpeller, a portion thereofrv being brokenaway and shownlnvertical `sectionzggv l, 1 In `the embodiment #illustrated .in the aC- companyiing drawings l :represents aa hot 'air y rectangular shape.l n

t n VThe driving motor'f? is mounted on a ped-` furnace havng ay supplyzinlet l2. My improved air circulating, Washing and. humidi-` 'u tying*y unit designated generally. by `the?` 111.1- v mei-11Bfist-operatively'associated with this i Ysupply inlet.` i i i e l In the embodiment illustrated the unlt the floor or surface 5. The frame illustrated is formed of angle iron and is of substantially estal 8 and provided with a shaft 9 connected to the fan shaft 10 by the flexible vconnection or shaft coupling `11. The inner yend` of the fan shaft 10 is supported in a bearing l2`on the pedestal13 carried bythe frame. Thev 11101001 may be COIISIOHQV,` either thlv` U00 .i4

is 'suppliedthereto l l the'Wateri'isjdischarged#inafsprayor'cur-; l

:taln across the current of "air induced by the" y pump 19` is -ysli'ofwn 'inainly in conventional that the impeller l'or rotor l5 the periphery thereof-so that, whenthewater and the'iinpeller rotated,

end-'18 of the pump-dischargepipe 20LV This. pipe has a valve 2l jandregulates-the amount of waterdehvered'gto ythe 'impe-llerwfllhe form. e n

lThe pumpis su'pporteld."belovvgthevvater` level of* the "sump pan #24" by' means* of the ylianger 25. 3 'lhishangerl is attaclie'dtotheVv gearbox 26Which isjournaled uponor sup-5 ported. by :bearingscoacting `With lthefshfa'ft4 asaY pivotito clear; thetfpampermittingrthe @Sfengaging One'iof; the longitudinal rails" f a f The lpump Lis'lfprovi'dedwith` af'vertical" shaft'.A 29 #connected 1 -to the -fanfshaft? 1Al0l through l pump isldrifven .Whenever they fan isvv rnfoperation: `Awgreaseaeup 32 is `Ifirovideil" for lsupplying the gear boxf With' llubricant andthis not onl,yl"ubricates5`,the` gears but.' also the bearing portions ofjthe' gearffboX'1,17A i Thejfa-n .isf provided withacas'ing 33 "Whichconstitutes a 'conduitfforthe'iair'current 'ini v, duc-edb the fan this c si b consists of a frame 4 provided with legs 6` y l ng @mg Connect supporting it inA an elevated positionabove ed to deliver to the air' supply conduit 2 of the furnace. `At its outer orrfront end the casingis provided with an enlarged troughlike portion35fdisposedin the plane of the The unit'is:prov'icliledfWitha housing 3'6fto i coacting Worm` gears 30 iandigl so which the air supply Conduit 39vi's connected. y

mostatically lor manually, as desired, the conv trol means not being illustrated.

Instead of using the sump pan and re-circulating the water, nected .to a source of water supply under pressure,lthe lsump water being discharged from the sump/as by means of a suitable drain connection.

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At thesame time the water inthe sump pan With the parts'thusarranged aspray-lilre 'curtain of water -is f current of air inducedbyftli'e fanand the air is humidified and washed, which vrenders the apparatus verydesirable for,` 'household In. the embodiment' illustrated, employingV the pump, .peatedly used, so the `water costisnominal.l

canv be replenished, orrenewed and the pan f very conveniently cleanedp f I have illustrated-my imroveinents in an embodiment which IA have found highly sat'- isfactory. -I'ha've not attempted to illustrate and describe various adaptations and modifieations which I contemplate'as it is believed the combination of a fram-e, a water pan, a

motor provided with on said frame and flexibly connected to said motor shaft,y a centrifugal water impeller carried by said fan shaft, ahanger journaled tofsaid fan shaft, a water pump supported by said hanger in operative relation to thel water within the pan, an arm on said hanger de- *tachablyx engageable with said 'frame forl holding the'pump in operative positionandl vwhen disengaged permitting the swinging of upwardly to clear the ,pan, a discharge pipe for said pump deliveringtosaid the .pumpimpeller,gand afan casing mounted on said frame 4and having atroughlike water receiv-l i Y ing vportion surrounding said impeller :and

discharging to said pan.

2. In lanzapparatus of class described, the combination r`ofvaframe, a| waterfpan, a

, fan provided with a shaft mounted on; said frame, a centrifugal water -impeller carried the 'nozzle 18 may be coiiupwardly to clear the'pan,

discharged across thew va gear housing journaled the water'is reimpeller,

a shaft mounted on said 'franie, a yfan provided with a shaft mounted and pipe, a Water panfmmngedpunder Said fan shaft, a water pump thepunip in operative position and when disengagedfspe'rmitting theswinging ofthe pump Pipe. fersaid pump peller. f '8. In" an" apparatus `of the class described, the lcombination of a horizontal blower shaft having a centrifugal water impeller thereon, to said shaft,.va water pump' having a vertical shaft geared to said blower shaft-'in said housing, a vertical pump discharge pipefdeliveringto said a hanger carried by said.` housing and supporting said pumpand: pipe, a water, pan arranged 'under said'pump, and a substantially horizontal latching arm on said hanger d eliivferingl to said imsupported by said,4 rhanger in` operative`A relation to vthe vwaterwithin the pan, an arm on said hanger 'detachably engageable with said frame for holding and a discharge for holdingy the pump in operative i position `'and' when-disengaged, permitting,

kthe swinging of the hanger about the blower shaft toclear the water.pan`.-.v

4. In an apparatus of the class the combination of ahorizontalblo'wer shaft having a centrifugalwater iinpeller thereon,

a gear housing journaled to said shaft, a'water pump having` afs'li'aft geared to saidblower shaft in said housing, a 'pump discharge pipe delivering to vsaid inipeller, a' hanger; carried bysaid housing and supporting-said pump pump, and a latchinggarm` on said hanger clear the water pan.' Y r -V Y n `5-."In any apparatusfof.the-'class described,

the combination of `ablower shaft ,having al centrifugal water impel-lerthereon, la hanger supported for independent rotation about the axis' ofsaid shaft, a lwater-'pump carried by disposedjso as' to supply waterto said pumpll and means for latchingsaid hangerto hold said` pump in operative position'a'nd when disengaged.l permitting rthe swinging ofthe hanger assembly upwardlyto -clearr the pan. y i

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thehanger-'and driven byvsaidshaft for Su`p I ,1 10 i plyin-g `water to lsaid impeller, afwaterpan 'l 

